Impossible Mission 2025
Encyclopedia
Impossible Mission 2025 is a side scrolling platform
and action
game for the Amiga
computer system. It was released by MicroProse
in 1994 as 2 different versions. One for the Amiga 500
and 600 systems, and a version for the AGA enhanced Amiga 1200
, 4000
and CD32
systems.
Tasha, male
Felix Fly, or robot
RAM 2. Each have different strengths and weaknesses.
The player can choose to play as any of the three characters.
of RAM respectively. The game is hard disk
installable. There is manual copy protection
which involves the user being required to type the number from the bottom of a specific page. The game also comes with a built in system which will make fair use
backups for the user.
that can be accessed during the game.
version was announced in 1994, but was not released. A review was published in the August 1994 issue (Volume 63) of Nintendo Power
, which claimed the Super NES version would've featured more sophisticated graphics and smoother play control than the prior versions.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
and action
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
game for the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
computer system. It was released by MicroProse
MicroProse
MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...
in 1994 as 2 different versions. One for the Amiga 500
Amiga 500
The Amiga 500 - also known as the A500 - was the first “low-end” Commodore Amiga 16/32-bit multimedia home/personal computer. It was announced at the winter Consumer Electronics Show in January 1987 - at the same time as the high-end Amiga 2000 - and competed directly against the Atari 520ST...
and 600 systems, and a version for the AGA enhanced Amiga 1200
Amiga 1200
The Amiga 1200, or A1200 , was Commodore International's third-generation Amiga computer, aimed at the home market...
, 4000
Amiga 4000
The Commodore Amiga 4000, or A4000, is the successor of the A2000 and A3000 computers. There are two models, the A4000/040 released in October 1992 with a Motorola 68040 CPU, and the A4000/030 released in April 1993 with a Motorola 68EC030....
and CD32
CD32
CD32 is a surface receptor protein and part of a large population of B cell co-receptors, which act to modulate signaling.It has a low-affinity for IgG antibodies and down-regulates antibody production in the presence of IgG...
systems.
Characters
The player can take control of either the femaleFemale
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
Tasha, male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
Felix Fly, or robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
RAM 2. Each have different strengths and weaknesses.
- Tasha: Tasha, full name Natassia Tambor, graduated from the MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
Republic University in 2023. She was the youngest woman to receive a PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Applied Cybornetics. Tasha decided not to become a scientist and instead chose to follow a career of gymnastics, an obsessive love of hers. Tasha is a 100% organic contender in the 21st century sport of Augmented Gymnastics, a sport where people transform themselves into ugly, part human, part machine athletes and then perform in front of millions of viewers on TV.
- RAM 2: RAM 2 is one of the SORIU series of robots that were designed and built for the Pacific Alliance by Elvin Enterprises. He is made of an alloyAlloyAn alloy is a mixture or metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements. Complete solid solution alloys give single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions give two or more phases that may or may not be homogeneous in distribution, depending on thermal history...
that can shift between solid and liquid states. The SORIU series of robots remain the backbone of the Alliance's Automated Defence Force (ADF). RAM 2 is one of only 2 RAM (Recon and Mediation) units ever constructed. After RAM 1 was destroyed by Elvin, RAM 2 decided to seek vengeance against the evil man.
- Felix Fly: Felix graduated top of his class at the Pacific Alliance Military Academy and moved onto a short but glorious career with the Nova Tigers: The 8th Squadron, Orbital Marine Corps. He became a national hero and retired after being nearly killed in the Algarski Conflict.
The player can choose to play as any of the three characters.
Technical information
There are two versions of Impossible Mission 2025, a standard version for the Amiga 500 and Amiga 600, and an enhanced version for the Amiga 1200 and Amiga 4000 systems. The versions required 1 and 2MBMegabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
of RAM respectively. The game is hard disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
installable. There is manual copy protection
Copy protection
Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, refer to techniques used for preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons.- Terminology :Media corporations have always used the term...
which involves the user being required to type the number from the bottom of a specific page. The game also comes with a built in system which will make fair use
Fair use
Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders...
backups for the user.
Special Edition
The special edition of Impossible Mission 2025 is known as Impossible Mission 2025 The Special Edition. It includes a complete version of the original Impossible MissionImpossible Mission
Impossible Mission is a platform computer game for several home computers. The original version for the Commodore 64 was programmed by Dennis Caswell and published by Epyx in 1984.-Description:...
that can be accessed during the game.
Super NES version
A Super NESSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
version was announced in 1994, but was not released. A review was published in the August 1994 issue (Volume 63) of Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
, which claimed the Super NES version would've featured more sophisticated graphics and smoother play control than the prior versions.
External links
- Impossible Mission 2025: The Special Edition CD32 on the Amiga at The Hall of Light (HOL)
- Impossible Mission 2025: The Special Edition (disk versions) on the Amiga at The Hall of Light (HOL)
- Armchair Arcade's Text, Photo and Video Overview of Impossible Mission 2025 - The Special Edition for CD32 by Bill Loguidice